EXERCISE 1 Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets: 1. This chair is ..........................………………….. than that one. (comfortable) 2. Your flat is .....................………....... than mine. ( large) 3. The weather today is ........................……… than it was yesterday. (hot) 4. The Nile is the ........................……………………….. river in the world. (long) 5. Chinese bicycles are ................…........……………….. than Japanese ones. (bad) 6. Mathematics is ........................…………………...….. than English. (difficult) 7. Ho Chi Minh is the ............................………………. city in Viet Nam. (big) 8. He drives ................................. .. ……………than his friend. (careful) 9. She sings ........................……………………….. in this school. (beautiful) 10. I read ............................……………………….. than my sister. (slow) 11. Grace is ...........................………………….. girl in our class. (old) 12. This exercise is .........................…….…………..than that one. (easy) 13. He is twice .........................…….…………..as you. (fat) 14. Nam is .........................…….………….. student of all. (noisy) 15. My cold is .........................…….………….. today than it was yesterday. (good) EXERCISE 2 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences: 1. The more she smiles , ................ she becomes. A. more graceful B. the most graceful C. most graceful D. the more graceful 2. Hotels have developed …………………… restaurants. A. as rapidly as B. so rapidly as C. as rapid as D. more rapid 3. Can Tho bridge is the …………………… one in the South of Viet Nam . A. long B shortest C. longest D. longer 4. Albert Einstein’s contributions to scientific theory were ................ those of Galileo and Newton A. important than B. more important C. the most important D. as important as 5. Impalas cannot move as ................ cheetahs but they are more efficient runners. A. faster than B. fast as C. fast D. are fast as 6. Both are informative articles, but this one is ................ . A. best B. the best C. most D. better 7. She is the .………… girl in our town . A. more beautiful B. beauty C. most beautiful D. more beautifully 8. The harder you learn............. A. The better is your English B. The better will be your English C. The better becomes your English D. The better your English will be 9. Jim is the ................. in his class. A. clever B. cleverest C. cleverer D. more clever 10. Of the two shirts, this one is ................... A. the prettiest B. the most pretty C. prettier D. the prettier 11. Your house is ................. mine. A. as bigger as B. many times as big as C. much big as D. not many times big 12. Last year it wasn’t as cold as this year. A. This year it is as colder than last year. B This year it is colder than last year. C. This year it isn’t as cold as last year. D. This year it isn’t colder than last year. 13. She is older than me. A. I’m more younger than her. B. I’m as younger as her. C. I’m more young than her. D. I’m younger than her. 14. The test is not ………………… A. as difficult as it was last month. B. so difficult as it was last month C. more difficult as it was last month. D. Both A & B are correct 15. The Nile River is ………………… of all. A. longer B. the longest C. long D. longest 16. .................. we read, .................. we know. A. The most/ the most B. The more/ the more C. Most/ most D. More/ more 17. It gets ................... Let’s go swimming. A. hot and hot B. the more hot C. more and more hot D. hotter and hotter 18. Peter usually drives .................. Mary. A. more fast B. more fast than C. more fast D. faster 19. The problem seems to be .................. A. more serious B. more serious than C. more serious as D. more and more serious 20. Peter can not earn .................. his wife. A. as many money as B. as much money as C. as many money than D. as much money than 21. Prices get .................. A. high and high B. highest and highest C. more and more high D. higher and higher 22. The more manufacturers advise, .................. they sell. A. the most products B. the products more C. the more products D. most products 23. ................. a car is ................. it is. A. The more expensive/ the comfortabler B. The most expensive/ the most comfortable C. The more expensive/ the more comfortable D. The less expensive/ the more comfortable- 24. Of the five students. Mary is ................. A. more intelligent B. the more intelligent C. most intelligent D. the most intelligent 25. Steel is ................ than wood. A. more heavy B. as heavy C. heavier D. more heavier 26. A super market is …………………… a shopping center. A. less convenient as B. less convenient than C. not so convenient than D. the most convenient as 27. Viet Nam becomes …………………… to foreign tourists. A. more and most attractive B. the more attractive C. much and more attractive D. more and more attractive 28. This car is …………………… than mine. A. less expensive B. as expensive C. expensive D. not so expensive 29. Tim’s grades are …………………… than John. A. worse B. worst C. as bad D. so bad 30. The …………………… we start, the sooner we will be back. A. early B

EX: Some of the following sentences are incorrect check the good ones and correct the mistakes in the in correct sentences

1. She speaks better French

2. James is more big than Mark

3. She is the most good at English in our class

4. She runs more fastly than anyone else

5. he plays tennis well

6. His car ins't as good at mine

7. Jane is very lazy. She is more lazy than her sister

8. They play chess more badly than us

9. Which of these two pens is the longest? The blue one or the red one

10. He is the most intelligent boy in the three students

Rewrite the sentences.

1.The Red River is 1,200 kilomesters long.The Nile River is 6,437 kilometers long.

The Nile River is...........................................................................

2.That dog is more dangerous than my one.(friendly)

My dog......................................................................

My dog...............................................................

3.In the past,peple were more polite than today.(impolite)

People today ..........................................................................

4.It is colder today than it was yesterday.(hot)

It was.......................................................

5.Nobody in my class is fatter than Hoang.

Hoang is..........................................................

Rewrite the sentences using “not as…as”.

1. Football is more exciting than rugby.

Rugby isn’t_______________

2. Indonesia is hotter than Viet Nam.

Viet Nam_______________

3. French is easier than German.

German_______________

4. Anita is friendlier than Alice.

Alice ____________________________

5. The hotel in London was better than the hotel in Paris.

The hotel in Paris _________________________

Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverds in brackets

1.This chair is _______________ than that one. (comfortable)

2.Your flat is _______________ than mine. (large)

3.The weather today is _______________ than it was yesterday. (hot)

4.The Nile is the _______________ river in the word. (long)

5.Chinese bicyles are _______________ than Japanese one. (bad)

6.Mathematics is ________________ than English. (difficult)

7.Ho Chi Minh is the ________________ city in the Viet Nam. (big)

8.He drives _______________ than his friend. (careful)

9.She sings _______________ in this school. (beautiful)

10.I read _______________ than my sister. (slow)

11.Grace is _______________ girl in our class. (old)

12.This exercise is _______________ than that one. (easy)

13.He is twice _______________ as you. (fat

14.Nam is ________________ student of all. (noisy)

15.My cold is _______________ today than it was yesterday. (good)

I) sử dụng as...as để nối các câu sau:

1. I speak English badly. Minh speak English badly.

2. This book is beautiful. Mine is beautiful, too

3. He is happy today. She is happy today.

4. This is boy intelligent. That one is intelligent

5. Tom doesn't play football well. Nam plays football well.

6. John isn't tall. Tom is tall

7. My sister speak English quiekly. You sister also speak English quiekly.

8. I don't cook well. My mother cooks well.

9. His job is not difficult. My job is difficult.

10. He is tall. His father is also tall.

II. Give the correct form of the adjectives and adverbs in brackets :

1. This chair is...than that one. (comfortable)

2. Your flat is...than mine (large)

3. The weather today is...than it was yesterday. (hot)

4. The Nile is the...river in the world (long)

5. Chinese bicycles are...than Japanese ones.(bad)

6. Mathematics is...than English (difficult)

7. Ho Chi Minh is the....city in Viet Nam(big)

8. He drives...than his friend (careful)

9. She sings...in this school (beautiful)

10. I read...than my sister (slow)

11. Grace is...girl in our class (old)

12. This exercise is...than that one.(easy)

13. He is twice....as you (fat)

14. Nam is...student of all (noisy)

15. My cold is...today than is was yesterday (good)

I. Hoàn thành các câu so sánh sau:

1. So sánh ngang bằng.

a. Mary/ tall/ her brother.

_______________________________________________

b. A lemon/ not sweet/ an orange.

_______________________________________________

c. A donkey/ not big/ a horse.

_______________________________________________

d. This dress/ pretty/ that one.

_______________________________________________

e. the weather/ not cold/ yesterday.

_______________________________________________

2. So sánh hơn:

a. A rose/ beautiful/ a weed.

_______________________________________________

b. A dog/ intelligent/ a chicken.

_______________________________________________

c. Ba/ friendly/ Nam.

_______________________________________________

d.Your house/ far/ from school / my house.

_______________________________________________

e. A horse/ strong/ a person.

_______________________________________________

3. So sánh nhất:

a. The Nile/ long/ river/ in the world.

_______________________________________________

b. Lan/ tall/ student / in my class.

_______________________________________________

c. English coffee/ bad/ of all.

_______________________________________________

d. Australia/ small/ continent in the world.

_______________________________________________

e. That/ high/ mountain in the world.

_______________________________________________

Bài tập bổ sung

Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc:

1. Her daughter is................her (beautiful).

2. Summer is....................season of the year (hot)

3. That dog isn't....................it looks (dangerous)

4. In the past, people were....................than today (polite)

5. It is...........today than it was yesterday (cold)

6. Our hotel was..............than all the others in the town (cheap)

7. What's....................river in the world (long)

8. It was an awful day. It was.............day of my life (bad)

9. Everest is...............mountain in the world. It is.........than any other mountain (high)

10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's.................. (comfortable)

Bài tập 2: Viết lại các câu sau bắt đầu bằng từ cho trước sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi.

1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.

=> I've................................

2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.

=> George is..............................

3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.

=> Your mother is........................

4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.

=> Mr John is...................................

5. Have you got any bigger than that one?

=> Is this.......................................?

Answer key

Bài 1:

1. Her daughter is as beautiful as her.

2. Summer is the hottest season of the year.

3. That dog isn't as dangerous as it looks.

4. In the past, people were more polite than today.

5. It is colder today than it was yesterday.

6. Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town.

7. What's the longest river in the world.

8. It was an awful day. It was the worst day of my life.

9. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is higher than any other mountain.

10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It's more comfortable.

Bài 2:

1. This is the most delicious cake I've ever tasted.

=> I've never tasted a more delicious cake than this one.

2. I've never met any more dependable person than George.

=> George is the most dependable person I've ever met.

3. There isn't anybody as kind-hearted as your mother.

=> Your mother is more kind-hearted than anyone.

4. There is no better teacher in this school than Mr John.

=> Mr John is the best teacher in this school.

5. Have you got any bigger hat than that one?

=> Is this the smallest hat you've got?

II. Rewrite these sentences, keeping the original meaning:

1. My house is bigger than your house.

=> Your house is......................

2. The black car is cheaper than the red car.

=> The red car_____________

3. This film is more interesting than that one.

=> That film is_____________

4. My kitchen is smaller than yours.

=> Your kitchen________________

5. My grandmother is older than every one in my family.

=> My grandmother is the________

6. No one in my class is as tall as Tam.

=> Tam is the____________________

7. I can't cook as well as my mother.

=> My mother can cook____________

8. He does not play tennis as well as Jack.

=> Jack can___________________

9. I did not spend as much money as you.

=> You spent___________________

10. I don't think this book is expensive as it is.

=> This book is____________

11. He is the tallest boy in his class.

=> No one in_______________

12. This is the most interesting film of all.

=> No other films are_____________

13. No cars in the world are more expensive than Japanese ones.

=> Japanese cars _____

14. This exercise is easier than that one.

=> That exercise is not_________

15. He drives more carefully than Jack does.

=> Jack_____________

16. No one in the group plays better than he.

=> He can___________________

17. No hotel in the city is as comfortable as this.

=> This hotel is the _______

18. Other oceans in the world aren't as large as the Pacific one.

=> The Pacific Ocean is ______

BÀI TẬP VIẾT LẠI CÂU SO SÁNH BÀI SỐ 2

I. Chia đúng từ trong ngoặc:

1. It's..........smaller............. than mine. (small)

2. Yours is.........bigger.............. than mine. (big)

3. It cost.........less.............. than I thought. (little)

4. He's.........more intelligent.............. than he looks. (intelligent)

5. The road is........more narrow............... than the motorway. (narrow)

6. She talks.......quicker................ than I do. (quickly)

7. It's.........worse.............. than it looks. (bad)

8. It's..........better............. than it was. (good)

9. It was........quicker............... than I thought it would be. (quick)

10. I'd like some..........farther............. information about your courses. (far)

II. Dùng các hình thức so sánh với tính từ trong ngoặc:

1. Mary is 10 years old. Julie is 8 years old. Mary is (old)............................Julie.

2. The Alps are very high. They are (high)..........................mountains in Europe.

3. An ocean is (large)................................ a sea.

4. A Rolls Royce costs a lot of money. A Twingo costs less money.

A Rolls Royce is (expensive)...............................a Twingo.

5. John's results were good. Fred's results were very poor. Fred's results were (bad)................................John's.

6. This exercise is not difficult. It's (easy)...............................I expected.

7. The weather is not good today - it's raining. I hope the weather will be (good)........................next week.

8. People are not friendly in big cities. They are usually (friendly)......................in small towns.

9. In the government of a country, the President is (important).....................person.

10. People say that Chinese is (difficult)...................to learn than English.

11. This test is not (difficult).....................as it was last month.

12. The winter is coming. It is getting (cold)..................and (cold)...................

13. The problem seems to be (serious)..........and............